They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.

Quote by Willie Stargell

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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman...

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman...

I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his...

If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his...

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years...

I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years...

It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.

It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.

When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling...

When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling...

Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.

Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.

Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in...

Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in...

Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.

Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.

The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick...

The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick...

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both...

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both...

I love September, especially when we're in it.

I love September, especially when we're in it.

Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.

I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.

To be successful, one must take chances.

To be successful, one must take chances.

I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.

I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.

That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.

That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.